Aeroblast deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.
Aeroblast can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.
Aeroblast can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if the move Focus Energy was used in the prior turn.
Generation VIII
In Versions 1.0 to 1.2.1 of Pokémon Sword and Shield, Aeroblast could not be selected in a battle. Starting with Version 1.3.0, it is usable and functions the same as it did in previous generations.
Generation IX
Aeroblast is programmed into Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, but cannot be selected in a battle as no available Pokémon can learn it, even when using Metronome.
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
Aeroblast deals damage and has a raised critical-hit ratio (50% in the Rescue Team series, 30% in the Explorers series). In Gates to Infinity, the move is only able to be used by opposing Lugia (cannot be recruited).
In Pokémon GO, Aeroblast is a Charged Attack that has been available since November 6, 2020.
Aeroblast also has two variants: Aeroblast+ and Aeroblast++. Aeroblast+ is the default Charged Attack for Apex Shadow Lugia. Upon purification, Aeroblast+ will change to Aeroblast++.
A yellow-orange ball of energy forms in front of Lugia's mouth. Lugia's body then starts to glow blue and it fires multiple beams of yellow-orange energy from its mouth, which eventually converge into a single destructive beam, surrounded by a vortex of wind, which is fired at the opponent. Alternatively, Lugia will open its mouth and gather blue energy inside it. It then fires a massive beam of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
In several Japanese literatures, the beam attack used by the Lugia in the the second Pokémon movie was named Lugia Beam and was distinguished from actual Aeroblast.[1]
Aeroblast is the only Flying-typemove introduced in Generation II.
According to the Power of One illustrated novelization, Aeroblast was capable of splitting seas and shattering continents as well as destroying Lawrence III's airship.